Container for fishhooks



June 14, 1955 L. w. VOGEL 2,710,482

CONTAINER FOR. FISHHOOKS -Fi1d NOV. 13, 1951 Fig. z Fig. 2

. Louis Wm. T/ogel gy 7WD/ M Zo/T/zez/S United States Patent C CNTAINER FOR FISHHOOKS Louis W. Vogel, Chicago, Ill. Application November 13, 1951, Serial No. 256,058

3 Claims. (Cl. 43-57.5)

This invention relates generally to containers and more particularly to a container for holding and carrying lishhooks or similar objects.

A general object of the invention is to provide a iishhook container of novel structure affording an improved means for holding a plurality of iishhooks safely and in a position for ready use.

A more particular object is to provide a container having a supporting member for retaining a plurality of hooks thereon and means for firmly holding the hooks in position on the supporting member to prevent tangling of the hooks and to protect the barbed ends of the hooks from injury.

A further object is to provide a fishhook container having means therein for receiving the Shanks of a plurality of lishhooks and for holding them in spaced relationship in the container against movement.

Another object is to provide a tishhook container having means for receiving and holding a plurality of lishhooks in spaced relationship and means for storing sinkers or similar articles therein, with separate removable closure members for each means.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of a shhook container embodying the features of my invention;

Fig. 2 is an end View of the container;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section taken along the line 3 3 of Fig. l;

Fig. 4 is a vertical section taken along the line 4 4 of Fig. l.

While the invention is susceptible of various modifications and alternative constructions, there is herein disclosed and will hereinafter be described, a preferred embodiment. It is not intended however that the invention is to be limited thereby to the speciic form disclosed. On the contrary, it is intended to cover all modiiications and alternative constructions falling within the spirit and scope of this invention as dened in the appended claims.

My invention comprises generally a means for receiving a plurality of shhooks, including members on the receiving means for holding the hooks in spaced relationship. A two-part intertting carrying case is also provided for enclosing the receiving means. Referring now -to the drawings, the preferred embodiment of the invention, as shown in Figs. l and 2, comprises a iirst closure which may be formed from a single piece of material into a boxlike shape having one open end. The various parts of the rst closure il() include a plate 10:1 and side walls 10b and end walls 10c extending outwardly from the plate 10a to define a box-like shape.

The means for receiving a plurality of iishhooks is herein shown as hook support 13, which is provided with an end 13a of substantially the same cross sectional size and shape as the interior of the first closure 10 and which is adapted to be received snugly therein. The hook support 13 when placed in the first closure 10 extends outwardly therefrom beyond the walls 10b and 10c` and terminates in a ridge 14 delining the edge of the support 13 remote'from the plate 10a and parallel therewith. Adjacent the ridge 14 in the hook support 13 is a pair of slots 15, one on each side of ridge 14 and parallel therewith. Faces 16 define the opposite sides of hook support 13, each of which has a receiving channel 17 therein, as best seen in Fig. 3. Each channel 17 is herein disclosed as substantially rectangular and opening onto the edge of hook support 13 near ridge 14 and extending inwardly therefrom toward plate 10a. The receiving channels 17 are open at the edge of hook support 13 so the Shanks of iishhooks when placed across the ridge 14 with their barbed ends in one of the slots Will readily be received into one of the channels 17.

The bottom center portion of hook support 13 is hollowed out to form a well 26 which acts as a storage space for sinkers or similar articles. The well opens at the edge 2l of hook support 13 which is opposite from the edge having ridge 14 thereon. The first closure 10 is adapted to tit over edge 21 of the support 13 to close the opening of well 20, thus making the well 20 usable as a storage space.

Members for holding a plurality of iishhooks in spaced relationship after placement in the ishhook container are herein disclosed as resilient lmembers 25, one of which is mounted on each face 16 of hook support 13 at a point near edge 21. These resilient members are substantially rectangular and extend outwardly from the edge 21 toward ridge 14, with their free ends 25a slightly flared to receive the Shanks of iishhooks which would extend along the faces 16 when the hooks are placed in the ishhook container. The members 25 are also crimped near their center points 25h to provide them with a spring like character so the free ends 25a will normally press against the faces 16 of the hook support 13 at points inside receiving channels 17.

A second closure is provided having a similar construction to first closure 1i) and consisting of a plate 30a and side walls 30b and end walls 30e extending outwardly therefrom. The second closure 30 has the same cross sectional size and shape as the rst closure 10 and is adapted to fit over the edge of the hook support 13 having ridge 14 therein with its open end abutting the open end of first closure 1t), so the hook support 13 is completely encased by the closures 10 and 30 when they are fitted in place. I prefer to construct the closures of transparent material, so the contents of hook support 13 and well 20 therein may readily be seen without the necessity of removing either of the closures.

The manner of using my novel iishhook container may be seen most clearly in Figs. l and 4 where a plurality of lishhooks are shown lying across ridge 14 with their barbed ends disposed in one of the slots 15, and their Shanks extending along the opposite face 16 in receiving channel 17. It will be seen that the flared ends 25a of resilient members 25 enable the Shanks to be readily engaged by resilient members 25 as the Shanks extend into the receiving channel 17. The resilient members 25 will thus by frictionally engaging the Shanks of the iishhooks hold them in spaced relationship in the receiving channel 17. It is contemplated that a plurality of fishhooks may be carried on hook support 13 by positioning them alternately as shown in Fig. 4 with each having its barbed end in one of slots 15 and its shank extending into the receiving channel 17 in the opposite face 16, with the bight of each hook supported by ridge 14. At the same time, the action of resilient members 25 as previously discussed will hold the hooks in spaced relationship and prevent entanglement while the container is being transported, or while the hooks are merely being retained inside the novel shhook container.

I claim:

1. A storage device for shhooks comprising a substantially rectangular hook support having a bottom edge and provided with an integral ridge extending along the top edge thereof, side faces on the support extending from the bottom edge toward but terminating short of the top edge, said support having a pair of slots extending parallel to and on each side of said ridge intermediate the ridge and the side faces adjacent thereto, and a pair of resilient members mounted on said support each normally pressing against one of said side faces whereby a plurality of fishhooks may be carried in said device with the bight of each hook lying across the ridge and the barb extending into the slot on one side of the ridge and the shank extending along the side face on the other side of the ridge and held thereagainst by one of the resilient members.

2. A storage device for {ishhooks comprising a substantially rectangular hook support having a bottom edge and provided with an integral ridge extending along the top edge thereof, side faces on the support extending from the bottom edge toward but terminating short of the top edge, said support having a pair of slots extending parallel to and on each side of said ridge intermediate the ridge and the side faces adjacent thereto with the bottom of the slots being below the upper terminus of the side faces, and a pair of resilient members mounted on said support each normally pressing against one of said side faces whereby a plurality of ishhooks may be carried in said device with the bight of each hook lying across the ridge and with the barb extending into and enclosed within the slot on one side of the ridge and the shank extending along the side face on the other side of the ridge and held thereagainst by one of the resilient members.

3. A storage device for shhooks and the like, comprising a hook support having faces forming side portions thereof and terminating in a single ridge spaced above and substantially centrally of the side portions, said support having a slot on each side of and immediately adjacent and spaced apart by said ridge, said slots being adjacent the top of said side portions, and a pair of resilient members mounted on said support normally pressing against each of said side portions, whereby a plurality of shhooks may be carried in said device with the bight of cach iishhook lying across said ridge with its barbed end in one of said slots and its shank extending along the opposite side portion under one of said resilient members.

References Cited in the le of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 577,350 Bower Feb. 16, 1897 2,449,042 Vogel Feb. 28, 1950 FOREIGN PATENTS 10,520 Great Britain 1884 584,102 Great Britain Ian. 7, 1947 

